MCLEAN, Joseph Ronald
| Service Number: | 2924 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 December 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Milton, New South Wales, Australia, 25 April 1893 |
| Home Town: | Ballina, Ballina, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Teven Creek Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 2 May 1918, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Vignacourt British Cemetery, Picardie Plot I, Row E, Grave 15. IN LOVING MEMORY HE DIED THAT OTHER MIGHT LIVE |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Casino and District Memorial Hospital WW1 Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2924, 47th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: '' | |
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| 27 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2924, 47th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Brisbane | |
| 13 Dec 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2924, 47th Infantry Battalion | |
| 2 May 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 2924, 47th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2924 awm_unit: 47th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-05-02 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Joseph Ronald McLean was one of four brothers who served in the AIF during WW1, the sons of John and Annie Sophia McLean, of Railway Heights, Casino, New South Wales.
Joseph’s younger brother 4869 Pte. Thomas Alexander McLean 17th Battalion AIF was later killed in action on 8 August 1918, aged 22.
Joseph Ronald McLean enlisted under his correct name during September 1914. He was given the regimental number 923 in the 15th Battalion. He was returned to Australia with myocarditis during August 1915 and was discharged on 18 September 1915 with a pension of two pounds per week.
He enlisted again under the name Joseph Munro during September 1916. A few months later he made a statuary declaration stating his real name was Joseph Ronald Munro. He was taken on strength of the 47th Battalion on 8 May 1917 in France. He was promoted to Corporal only a few weeks before he died of wounds to the chest on 2 May 1918.
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